Quirk v. Pierson

The appellee, M. T. Quirk, presented to the county court of Coles county his petition for the probate of an instrument alleged to be the will of Patrick Burgess, deceased, in which the petitioner was named as executor. On a hearing of the petition the county court denied probate and the petitioner appealed to the circuit court. The appellants, who are heirs-at-law of Patrick Burgess, moved the circuit court to dismiss the appeal on the ground that the statute gave the petitioner no right to appeal. The motion was denied and there was a hearing and the will was admitted to probate. From the…